Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Procurement Team, E9 Mezzanine, Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
Contact
Beth Bartholomew
Telephone
+44 1722336262
Fax
+44 1722336262
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract for the capital funding, installation and maintenance of an IT data centre as part of a renewable energy project at RUH
Reference number
R/15215/COMM/BB/0225
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Contract for the capital funding, installation and maintenance of an IT data centre as part of a renewable energy project at RUH. Objective to capture excess generated heat and return to the RUH ecosystem
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £268,160
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Main site or place of performance
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust,
Combe Park,
Bath,
BA1 3NG
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract for the capital funding, installation and maintenance of an IT data centre as part of a renewable energy project at RUH. Objective to capture excess generated heat and return to the RUH ecosystem. The award will be via a direct award to Deep Green Energy and will have no option to extend.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (referred to as RUH) intends to award a contract under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii), to Deep Green Energy (referred to as Deep Green) for the installation of a data centre with a peak IT load of 800kw. The objective for the RUH is to harness heat generated by the data centre and return it to the RUH ecosystem, making substantial savings in terms of cost and energy.
Deep Green is supported by Octopus Energy Generation and has been backed by £200 million of capital funding to develop data centres in suitable facilities.
Deep Green propose to install a modern data centre where IT infrastructure has a high cooling demand and thus generates ‘waste heat’. This heat would be captured and piped directly into the RUH heat network.
In return for a twenty-year lease arrangement Green Heat would fund, install, maintain and manage the delivery of the data centre, resulting in the described heat generation. This would also include the funding of an electrical connection from the Distribution Network Operator (DNO).
The award of this contract would result in the following benefits:
1) The installation of a modern data centre which generates heat that can be pumped back into the RUH heat system.
2) The achievement of key RUH targets relating to sustainability, including an annual carbon saving of 548tCO2e.
3) A significant saving in annual energy costs.
4) Provide the RUH with the ability to introduce a modern technology using renewable energy initiatives, without capital or revenue outlay by the Trust. Not awarding this contract would result in a loss of funding to the Trust and a missed opportunity for fully funded heat decarbonisation.
RUH has reviewed the benefits outlined above and Deep Green’s niche position in this market and have assessed that awarding this contract enables the Trust to satisfy an optimal combination of commercial, sustainability and social value targets.
RUH will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of this notice before entering into a contract with Deep Green Energy.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Deep Green Energy
24a Sydenham Road, London, England,
London
SE26 5QW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
National registration number
14118946
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £268,160
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £268,160
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
Country
United Kingdom